When you feel achy and sore, there are few comforts more blissful than a steamy-hot, aromatic, herbal rice bag wrapped around your ouch-y places. When you have a migraine, there are few remedies as quick and effective as a cold rice bag wrapped around the back of your neck. It is easy to make your ...
If your back pain is chronic then chances are good you’ve tried all manner of conservative back pain remedies, stuff like resting, medication, heat or cold therapy, physical therapy, visits to the chiropractor and even cortiscosteroid injections. If the back pain persists it may be time to consider a more invasive approach. Your primary care ...
What is a herniated disc? Well a herniated disc occurs when one of the discs located between the vertebrae bulges abnormally or ruptures altogether. These discs act as a sort of shock absorber between the vertebrae in your back. When one becomes injured, the result can be acute or chronic pain due to the compression ...
Polymyalgia Rheumatica is an inflammatory disorder that causes widespread pain to many parts of the body including the hips, neck, thighs, shoulders and arms. People with Polymyalgia Rheumatica also experience achiness and stiffness in their muscles. Polymyalgia Rheumatica mimics many symptoms of Fibromyalgia. The difference is Polymyalgia Rheumatica is diagnosed through blood work by an ...
Natural Remedies for Bruises and Sprains How to treat bruises and sprains naturally using vitamins, herbs and other home remedies. Inevitably, everyone ends up with bruises and sprains now and then. Generally, these injuries are no more than an inconvenience, however sometimes they are severe enough to be quite painful and can hinder you from ...
DonJoy Ice-Man Model 1100 Cold Therapy Unit Review The Ice-Man Cold Therapy Unit is a device used to provide continuous cold therapy or ice therapy following a surgical procedure. We used this device following ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) surgery. The purpose of the device is to provide cold/ice therapy continuously without having to keep changing ...
If you suffer from migraines; you like the rest of us who suffer want to do anything and everything to possibly stop them. Any day that we don’t have a migraine is a better day then when we have a migraine! If you are within the small percentage who can not take the prescription medicines ...
When it comes to pain, folks want fast acting and long lasting relief. There are so many products on the market, and one of the most popular is Icy Hot. This topical pain reliever has become popular since it first hit shelves in 1971. And as a pain medication, Icy Hot many uses.What is Icy ...
Usually, when we think of physical therapy, we concentrate on sports- and accident-related injuries. In reality, however, there are five common types of physical therapy, all of which focus on different goals and purposes. Most physical therapists focus on one particular type of physical therapy and specialize in that when it comes to working in ...
Migraine headaches, those tension headaches that affect not only your head, but your vision, balance, and even mood, can affect just about anyone at any time, but some are more prone to suffering migraines than others. Anyone who has ever felt that throbbing, pulsing, radiating pain; the sensitivity to light and sound; the tension and ...
